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Availability:In StockContributor:John H. Drury, Joan GilbertSeries:Images of AmericaPublish date:2001-08-28Pages:128
Language:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)ISBN-13:9780738509631ISBN-10:738509639UPC:9780738509631Book Category:History, Photography, NatureBook Subcategory:United States, Subjects & Themes, Natural ResourcesBook Topic:State & Local, HistoricalSize:9.30 x 6.60 x 0.36 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCRCX934RY
Jim Thorpe (Mauch Chunk)
Through an extraordinary collection of photographs, Jim Thorpe tells the story of not only the athlete but its famed coal-mining industry.
What was originally named Mauch Chunk, Jim Thorpe was established on the Lehigh River as a shipping depot for anthracite coal in 1818 by Josiah White, a Philadelphia Quaker and brilliant engineer, and his trusted business partner, Erskine Hazard. By 1829, White...
Series: Images of America
Language:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)ISBN-13:9780738509631ISBN-10:738509639UPC:9780738509631Book Category:History, Photography, NatureBook Subcategory:United States, Subjects & Themes, Natural ResourcesBook Topic:State & Local, HistoricalSize:9.30 x 6.60 x 0.36 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCRCX934RY
Drury, John H.: - John H. Drury is a dedicated historian and collector and the founder of the Mauch Chunk Museum. Joan Gilbert is an accomplished writer, editor, and literary agent. The pair collaborated to create this remarkable history of this truly remarkable place.
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